Last-block fastener



(ModeL) U. R. HARVEY.

Last-Blgok Fastener.

Patented May 11, 1880.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

URIAS R. HARVEY, OF PERLEE, IOWA.

LAST-BLOCK FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 227,429, dated May 11,1880.

Application filed March 18, 1880. (Model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, URIAS It. HARVEY, of Perlee, in the county ofJefferson and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and usefulImprovementsin Last-Block Fasteners; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and useit, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whichform part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in last-block fasteners; and itconsists in attaching a spring-plate to the upper end of the block, andbending the rear end of the plate downward, so as to make it fit in agroove or recess formed in the top of the last, whereby a fastening isformed which will hold the block securely in place, and yet allow it tobe remot'ed without the trouble of loosening or moving any parts of thefastening, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe same.

A represents a last of any suitable construction, and which has a recessor groove, 0, cut vertically in its top just at that point where theupper end of the block D ends. Secured to the upper end of this block,by means of screws or other suitable fastenings, is a springplate, F,which has its lower end turned abruptly downward, so as to form aspring-tongue, I, which tongue fits in the groove or recess made in thetop of the last. This turned-down part of the plate does not extendvertically downward, but is inclined slightly forward, so that when itis forced into the vertical slot the tension of the spring-plate will bebrought to bear upon the side of the groove or slot, and thus hold theblock securely in position.

The advantage which this fastening possesses over others is, that theblock can be instan tly removed from or fastened in place without havingto unfasten or loosen a latch, sliding plate, or fastenings of any kind.The shoe-maker has simply to catch his hook in the hole in the block andpull upward, when the spring-plate will be loosened, and in fasteningthe block in position he has but to push URIAS ROSS HARVEY.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL ALLENDEN, JAMES W. HARVEY.

